Show t f 4 I STORY OF STORM I 4 By The lIc I J Press Iress rC oS THE THE HUE first news dispatch ed cd direct front from the storm city of Miami since the dt- dt aster dl-aster I aster estimated tIm ho dead at b bt I and 1500 These fig fig- figurs urca fic-urca urs did not Include the It a t it Fort Lauderdale where wet dead or at I 1 73 miles north w t of 01 Miami where hu huge c waves from Lak Ol ee took a I heavy human toll Untold Unfold thousands were were and and the Injured were estimated a at to C Continuing Its path of oC destruction lion tion th th-i th tropical l hurricane that strick the Florida 1 eart coast Fri Fri- Friday Fri Friday day night ht crossed tho the Everglades and roared out Into the Gulf or of Mexico today was striking a nf Pen Pen- a ola according to meager ad ad received ed Just before that city wa was Isolated from communication Word Yord from Pensacola at nt ex- ex extreme atthe the c ex extreme northwest tip of ot Florida said a II mile toO gale was this morning and tho the rea reading log was 2916 v sr nul Gt Two staff correspondents of bt The r Associated Press arriving In Mi MI- MI Miami ami by br III airplane e estimated ed thi th damage domago In that hat section at iSO iSO- I indicating the t totaL tal prop prop- property property prop property erty toll of ot the tropical storm may exceed 2000 Two h hundred children separated front their families were wander wander- wandering In ing through the ruins of ot their homes In Miami the ha newspaper newspaper- newspapermen newspapermen men reported while the tha goa roal leading to West et Palm PaInt Beach Ie vet vet- crowded with with refugees refugee F I for the th li ot of man many mans children were Vero prevalent because of lack of water milk proper sanitary nUary conditionS ALl OF OJo SILENCE Cf A wall of or silence guarded tn th extent of ot the hurricanes hurricane's toll toil ii Fort Laudel Lauderdale ale said to ba have beci ono one of oC the heavIest sufferers JInn ot of were l I l on Irs u 10 TO T o I LOST CHilDREN 1 WANDER AROUND Continued From I One In Miami by flying debris during the hour nine storm storma a a Pullman L conductor reported He said wind tore heavy galvanized ed Iron sheets front from the roofo of buildings and carried them about like paper Bread Dread lines nes have ha been beer to formed mcd In Miami and severe severo penalties fixed for tor hoarding and profiteer profiteer- ing profiteering The city Is 15 under martial law lawand no one i 1 is allowed on the the streets streets at night unless on urgent business Conflicting reports were oro received received ed from and anci on oil tho the south and anel west est shores ot of Lake Refugees rc reaching Sebring s said that only the brick buildings came ame through the tl e gale unscathed and that wreckage was strewn over o a awi wi wido do area They said the Ma May May dower Jon cr hotel at wo was completely around and that numerous small emall buildings were wrecked DOCTORS AMI NJ NURSES A man reaching Lakeland from en however said most moat ot of the buildings were standing Es Estimates of ot tho the death toll in this ranged from 50 to The flood was wd receding toda today Doctors an nurses were ing arriving In the disaster section today brIngIng supplies and med Urgent calls calIs had been sent out for bread broad and an n appeal was made mado for tor equipment to handle wasI I dale Lauderdale x-ra x ray x-ray cases at Fort Lauder Lauder- Additional r reports today told of mounting damage ge to shippinG I alon along the east coast Several schooners were reported In dIstress and hundreds of ot small craft cratt had haa been plied piled Up on the shore An Art unidentified man who I swam to shore said he wa was 1 a member of the tho crew of ot a schooner wrecked at Fort Lauderdale He left lett his cap cap- cap tain captain tam on board with both arms and his hh back broken and und a 11 com who started the tha swim perished d The man was WI too exhausted to further details Citrus fruit severe damage throughout the storm torm swept area The west coast of ot FlorIda although In Inthe the grip of ot a 11 to 75 75 15 to 90 mile gale gala tor for several hours Satur Satur- day Saturday afternoon escaped with pom- pom slight damage and no casualties reported reported |